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The verbs are 溜まる and 溜める, then it should be 水溜まり, but I've seen 水溜り more.


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orthography okurigana
Which one is standard: 水溜まり or 水溜り?


水溜まり is the canonical form in modern standard Japanese, and it should be used
in newspapers, textbooks for children, official documents, and so on.

水溜り is a common variant. It is still perfectly safe in aesthetic writing, and
some people may intentionally choose this version because it may carry a good
literary or traditional flavor.

This is an example of okurigana omission. Some words, such as 受付 and 打合せ, are
perfectly safe in any situation, but I think 水溜り is something that should be
used wisely and intentionally.

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